🏡 Host Home Program

At Peak Supportive Services, we believe that every individual deserves the chance to live in a safe, stable, and caring home. For adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, a Host Home provides exactly that — a natural home setting where they are welcomed into a family environment, rather than placed in an institution or facility with rotating staff. In this model, the individual becomes part of the household, building meaningful relationships and experiencing life as a valued family member.

For decades, too many people with disabilities had limited choices, often living in institutional settings or unfamiliar group environments. Today, Host Homes are considered one of the most supportive and enriching options available in Colorado. They offer adults the opportunity to live full, complete lives — sharing meals, celebrating milestones, learning life skills, and participating in community activities just like any other member of the family.

💙 What Host Homes Provide

Our Host Home Program is designed to meet the needs of individuals with a wide range of intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities. Each placement is carefully matched to ensure that the skills and resources of the Host Home Provider align with the needs, preferences, and personality of the individual being served. This thoughtful approach allows for the best possible environment where trust, dignity, and growth can flourish.

Host Homes offer:

A safe and nurturing family environment

Stability and consistency in daily life

Opportunities to learn and practice life skills

Personalized care tailored to individual needs

A sense of belonging, purpose, and independence

👩‍👩‍👦 Role of a Host Home Provider

Host Home Providers are independent contractors with Peak Supportive Services, not employees. They open their homes and hearts to individuals with disabilities, providing daily support, care, and training. Depending on the person’s needs, this may include:

Teaching life skills such as budgeting, cooking, cleaning, and personal hygiene

Assisting with mobility, bathing, toileting, or other personal care needs

Offering behavioral support and coping strategies

Providing transportation to appointments, activities, or community events

Creating a safe and encouraging home environment

Documenting daily activities and care to ensure accountability and progress

Providers are never alone in this journey. Each Host Home is supported by an Interdisciplinary Team of professionals — including case managers, medical providers, and program staff — who share a strong commitment to the individual’s well-being. Together, they ensure that every person receives the highest quality of care and support.

💵 Compensation & Support for Providers

Host Home Providers receive monthly payments, based on an individualized assessment conducted by the State of Colorado, Division of Developmental Disabilities. The daily contractual payment is designed to cover all aspects of care and includes:

Room and board

Respite care

Daily support services

Transportation

Attendance at ongoing training classes and provider meetings

Providers may care for up to three individuals in their home, depending on the size of the home, available bedrooms, and shared space. Each placement begins with a 30-day trial period, allowing the individual, provider, and support team to confirm that the home is a good fit.

✨ Why Become a Host Home Provider?

Becoming a Host Home Provider is more than offering a place to live — it is an opportunity to make a profound and lasting difference in someone’s life. By opening your home, you provide dignity, stability, and hope for individuals who might otherwise struggle to find their place in the world. Many providers describe the experience as life-changing, not only for the person they support, but also for their own families.

At Peak Supportive Services, we are committed to standing beside our Host Home Providers every step of the way. We provide in-depth training, ongoing support, and guidance to ensure that you feel confident and equipped to succeed in this role.

📩 Get Started

We are always accepting applications for new Host Home Providers. If you are compassionate, reliable, and interested in making a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply. Together, we can create a community where people of all abilities are supported, valued, and able to thrive.

 Minimum Qualifications
The PSS Owners will evaluate all Host Home Provider applicants.

 To be considered for Host Home Provider or Respite Care Provider, PSS requires that applicants must:

1. Be at least 18 years old, with a high school diploma or equivalent.
2. Be honest, dependable and caring with good judgment, understanding and patience.
3. Be a good communicator with organizational skills.
4. Have a house or apartment, rented or owned. The home must provide the individual(s) with a
private bedroom and a private or semiprivate bathroom in accordance with state regulations.
The Host Home must also provide common living areas including kitchen, living room, dining
room, and an outside yard, which the individual will share with the family. (Persons desiring to
provide only respite care in the homes of Host Home Providers may disregard this section and
section six below.)
5. Provide a written proposal, as a part of the PSS Host Home application of the physical
description of the house, neighborhood, recreational facilities, transportation alternatives,
restaurants, grocery stores and any other community resources that are available in the
immediate vicinity of the home.
6. Successfully clear a background check, including criminal history, good driving record and
reference checks from former employers and personal references. Applicants who do not have a
valid driver’s license may still be considered if another family member does have a valid license
and acceptable driving record and is available to transport the individual whenever needed.
Other persons over eighteen years of age living in the proposed home must also successfully
clear a criminal history check as well as have a good driving record if they plan to assist in
transporting individuals living in the home.
7. Be eligible to work in the developmental disability system in which you would be approved by
any Community Centered Board (no substantiated allegations that disqualify you from working
in this system).
8. Complete State “Qualified Medication Administration Personnel” (QMAP) training, First Aid,
CPR, Client Rights, training in Mistreatment, Abuse and Neglect reporting, and any other PSS
required training.
9. Possess good verbal and written communication skills to communicate with PSS owners and
contractors, parents or guardians and professionals involved in the individual’s life.
10. Carry full insurance coverage on your automobile, which meets the minimum state liability
requirements and full home/renter’s insurance which is adequate to cover the possessions of
the individual living with you.
11. Be established and available in order to sign a one-year (or other designated time-frame),
renewable contract with PSS.
12. Own and be able to use a computer with internet service and have all required documentation
equipment and supplies needed to care for an individual in your home.